ERO Boston identifies, lodges immigration detainer against Dominican national accused of multiple drug and gun crimes
Items found in Andujar’s possession upon his arrest.
REVERE, Mass. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston helped the Revere Police Department identify a Dominican national accused of a host of firearm and drug offenses who was residing in a state-funded migrant shelter Dec. 27. Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, 28, is currently in state custody, and ERO Boston has lodged an immigration detainer against him.
“Mr. Andujar has been accused of serious crimes, and ERO Boston takes its public safety mission very seriously — which is why we’ve lodged an immigration detainer against him with Revere police,” said ERO Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. “The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has charged him with possessing dangerous weapons and drug trafficking, and with the Revere Police Department’s cooperation, we intend to take him into ICE custody upon his release.”
Revere police arrested Andujar Dec. 27 and contacted ERO Boston for assistance identifying him. During a Spanish-language interview, ERO officers determined that Andujar unlawfully entered the U.S. on an unknown date at an unknown location sometime within the past year.
ERO Boston lodged an immigration detainer against him immediately following his arrest.
The Chelsea District Court arraigned Andujar Dec. 30 for possessing a firearm and a large capacity feeding device, possessing a firearm in a felony, being an alien in possession of a firearm, the unlicensed sale or possession of an assault weapon, and trafficking in 200 grams or more of heroin, morphine, opium or fentanyl.
ERO is one of ICE’s three operational directorates and the principal federal law enforcement authority in charge of domestic immigration enforcement. ERO’s mission is to protect the homeland through the arrest and removal of those who undermine the safety of U.S. communities and the integrity of U.S. immigration laws, and its primary areas of focus are interior enforcement operations, management of the agency’s detained and non-detained populations, and repatriation of noncitizens who have received final orders of removal. ERO’s workforce consists of more than 7,700 law enforcement and non-law enforcement support personnel across 25 domestic field offices and 208 locations nationwide, 30 overseas postings, and multiple temporary duty travel assignments along the border.
Members of the public can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.
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